This is the story of Cochi and Chimi, mother and son.

When we found out that our little cat, Cochi, was pregnant, I had a very strange dream. I dreamed that I reached my hands into a black hole in the floor and pulled out a teenage spirit, some kind of son who was going to accompany me.

But I never saw anything. There was no figure, no face, nothing. Just the black hole, and the feeling that I was pulling something out of it, or perhaps saving something from it.

Months later, when Cochi was about to give birth, something went wrong. Her first kitten became stuck and could not come into the world. I knew this was the dream, and I knew I had to act quickly.

I helped her through the birth, assisting, and together we managed to bring Chimi out!

I believe we got him out just seconds before he would have stopped breathing.

Of all his siblings, Chimi was the last one who remained with us. He was the first to be born. No one chose him. He simply stayed with us, and he has been with us ever since.

Cochi… we lost Cochi during our last move. We had to say goodbye to her as we moved to our new home.

This is our tribute.